Where does “pencillate” come from?

pencillate (English) comes from English pencil, from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

pencillate (English): Shaped like a pencil

Definitions

Shaped like a pencil

Ancestry of “pencillate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pencil	A paintbrush
2	Old French	pincil	—
3	Latin	pēniculus	—
4	Latin	-culus	Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5	Proto-Italic	*-kelos	Diminutive suffix

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin pēniculus →